I don't get why the guy completely stepped out of the music industry. Apart from failing with agency it sounded like he had some musical talent and was at least making a living.. he opened an agency with royalties... he then takes a low wage job as a QA guy... strange. Smacks of mid life crisis.
I don't see what was wrong with what happened. In the beginning it was fun. Then there was pressure to get the game out so the mood changed a little. He got demotivated and quit. Perhaps I missed something.